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my gorilla


my love

waits at home


he mows the lawn

and does laundry

i cook dinner

and roof repair


before bed

i rub his strong shoulders

then

lay beside him

my arm across

his full belly



2

my gorilla


my love

dreams of trees

and the perfect

arc of the sky

everyday


from high enough

you can see

all you need

and the air

in the trees

makes it all



3

my gorilla


my love

carried

across your back

through the trees

feeling only

your heart beat


at the top

you lay me

down

your chest

full



4

my gorilla


my love

it’s all physical

is that enough


theory

amongst gorillas

seems ludicrous

but

they try



5

my gorilla


my love

we watch

the stars

your fingers

scrape my palm

i feel the pull

of suns




6

my gorilla


my love

who knows

what’s right for gorillas

I’ve counted enough

rules for now

freeing some

frees the world



7

my gorilla


my love

shakes the trees

fruit falls

and I am full


he gathers wood

for fire

and I am warm


he rubs my neck

and head

and I am lucky



8

my gorilla


my love

alpha males

follow

you

they don’t know


they are blind

to obsession

a cure and

curse



9

my gorilla


my love

you know

the spaces

we are safe

passages

through

clouds



10

my gorilla


my love

can fall

like a

drunk gorilla

cracking branches

waking

sleeping

gorillas



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MY GORILLA

by Tim Gerken

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